Public HealthThe London Clinic Of Psychoanalysis
2010 marks the centenary of the International Psychoanalytical Association, the worldwide accrediting and regulatory body for psychoanalysis which was founded by Sigmund Freud and colleagues in 1910. Freud also established a number of free clinics in Europe, and one of those still in operation today is the London Clinic of Psychoanalysis.
Based in West London, the Clinic is run by the Institute of Psychoanalysis, the main UK professional body for psychoanalysts. It offers a consultation service, available to anyone who would like the chance to think about whether psychoanalysis is right for them. It also offers help with finding a psychoanalyst for ongoing treatment, in selected cases on a low fee basis.
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THE INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOANALYSIS is the main UK professional organisation for psychoanalysts in the UK since 1919, and a global centre of excellence in the provision of psychoanalytic training, education, publication and clinical practice. It administers these activities on behalf of the British Psychoanalytical Society and is a member institution of the British Psychoanalytic Council. The Institute is also a member of the International Psychoanalytical Association, which safeguards standards in psychoanalysis and ensures a rigorous training process. http://www.psychoanalysis.org.uk
About Psychoanalysis
Psychoanalysis is based on the theory that the experiences of birth, early relationships with parents, sexuality, love, loss and death lay down patterns in the mind which provide unconscious templates, or models of relationships. Such unconscious versions of relationships are often at the root of the problems which lead people to seek help. Regular sessions with a psychoanalyst provide a setting within which these unconscious patterns can be brought into awareness and worked on with a view to change. For more information visit: http://www.psychoanalysis.org.uk/frontpage.htm#whatis
The London Clinic Of Psychoanalysis
- After the first world war Freud proposed a system of free clinics, and these were started throughout Europe (though those in Berlin, Budapest, and Vienna were shut down by the Nazis).
- One of them was The London Clinic of Psychoanalysis, founded in 1926. For many years the clinic offered free consultation and treatment to the public and all analysts had the obligation to see one patient in their private practice at no charge.
- Nowadays the public are offered a full consultation service for anyone who would like the chance to think about whether this kind of treatment is right for them, at a low fee if necessary.
- All seen for consultation are given a recommendation and help to find the right form of treatment.
- Some go on to be treated at a low fee by a senior analytic candidate, in return for a low fee to the Clinic within the means of the patient, paid into the Clinic"s charitable fund.
- Other patients may go into treatment with qualified analysts at a low fee or at a fee subsidised by the Clinic"s charitable funds. The Clinic is independent of the NHS or government, and, as part of the Institute of Psychoanalysis is a registered charity.
London Clinic Of Psychoanalysis